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2025 - 2026
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Postgraduate

Course summary

This course aims to empower you to create and facilitate positive change in education. You’ll develop the knowledge needed to effectively challenge existing processes, contribute to the ongoing improvement of practices and policies, and create more sustainable approaches to learning. Whether you aspire to work in education or are currently in the sector and looking to progress in your career, you’ll develop the skills and abilities needed to succeed in a range of contemporary roles. Throughout the course, you’ll focus on education as a conscientious enterprise at all levels. You’ll delve into the factors that influence and impact people’s learning experiences at local, regional and national levels on a global scale. All six pathways put a strong emphasis on global citizenship and its connection to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) in Education. Depending on your choice of pathway, you’ll also be able to explore a range of topics relevant across many aspects of education. These include:

  • AI and technology
  • wellbeing and inclusion
  • globalisation and policy
  • environmental justice
  • social change and responsibility
Gain key skills and learn from experts in their field You will learn from experts in education policy and practice, as well as staff in the wider Department of Education. Their passion, knowledge and research shape their teaching to enhance your learning experience. On successful completion of this course, you will have gained:
  • a greater appreciation of innovative approaches to education that transcend conventional social and geographical boundaries
  • a thorough understanding of key current educational issues to enhance your own professional practice
  • deep knowledge of research-informed practice, trends and the latest developments in education
  • improved research, analysis and critical thinking skills
  • the knowledge and skills to make an enhanced contribution to policy and practice in education
  • Bath also offers a skills for success programme to provide you with additional employability and academic skills support.
Graduate prospects You will develop a range of skills that are important in many educational roles. These will help you start, or advance, your career in areas such as:
  • teaching or teaching assistant (in public, private, international, and language schools)
  • lecturing at university level
  • professional training
  • educational leadership
  • educational management and administration
You will also be prepared for positions in national and international education organisations, including learning companies, awarding organisations and governmental departments. As an MA Education student, you’ll also benefit from the Department of Education’s extensive global professional network and partnerships with schools and educational organisations. This will give you access to resources and collaborative opportunities to enhance your learning. Choose the right pathway for you You can select one of six pathways to mould your learning around what interests you most. On each pathway, you’ll study a core of current and relevant education topics. You’ll then supplement these with pathway-specific units.
  • MA Education (Childhood and Youth)
  • MA Education (International Education)
  • MA Education (Language in and for Education)
  • MA Education (Leadership and Management)
  • MA Education (Learning and Teaching)
  • MA Education
Enhance your experience with a placement All of our pathways give you the option to apply your skills and experience in real-world settings during a placement. If you choose this, you will work with an organisation within the education sector, either in the UK or another country. Instead of a placement, you can complete a dissertation exploring a relevant aspect of educational policy or practice.

Assessment method

  • Dissertation
  • Essay(s)
  • Reflective assessment
  • Set exercises
  • Presentations
  • Projects
  • Reports
You are expected to spend approximately 35-40 hours per week studying, with around 10-12 hours of this being structured classes. This will be made up of a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops. You will work as an individual and as part of small groups. 10% of the teaching will be online interactive lessons.

Entry requirements

You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically a 2:1 or above; or a degree that is not a 2:1 or above (or international equivalent) plus at least 2 years of relevant experience in a relevant field or sector; or a teaching qualification (gained after at least the equivalent of 2 satisfactory years of higher education) plus at least 2 years of relevant experience in a relevant field or sector; or successfully completed the 30 credit Postgraduate Certificate in International Education (PGCiE) at the University of Bath, enabling you to seek a direct transfer to the MA Education

English language requirements

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View English language requirement on web page

https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/ma-education-campus-based/

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Tuition fees can be found on our web pages and are liable to increase annually. UK and Islands fees are regulated by the UK government and are subject to parliamentary approval. For all other fees, you should budget for an increase of up to 8% for every further year of study. For information on tuition fees visit our web pages: https://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/tuition-fees/
Education at University of Bath - UCAS